

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Twenty plus years of progressive experience and responsibility in executive
management, strategic planning, international security studies, and education. Proven
builder of high performing teams. Experienced educator and administrator with an
extensive record in organizing sound educational programs for senior executives using
the most advanced techniques and technologies. Performed as Dean of Academics for
a federally recognized graduate school of strategic studies focusing on senior military
officers and government civilians. Member of faculty at several institutions in the United
States and Europe. Created and taught courses on American foreign policy and
international security at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Recognized expert in
international security studies. Provided assistance to the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, State Department, and Joint Staff on arms control and European security
issues. Served as Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control on the National
Security Council Staff during Kosovo crisis. Excellent verbal and written communication
skills as demonstrated in extensive publication record and numerous speaking
engagements in the United States and abroad.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., International Relations, Fletcher School, Tufts University.
MA, International Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School, Tufts University.
Bachelor of Science, US Military Academy, West Point, New York.
Senior Fellow, George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies, Garmisch,
Germany.
Research Associate, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London,
England.
John M. Olin Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard
University.
Fulbright Scholar, Stiftung Wissenshaft und Politik, Ebenhausen Germany.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Executive Management
- Vast managerial experience as a serving officer through the rank of Colonel in the
US Army.
- Led a six hundred-man organization in Germany and during Operations Desert Shield
and Storm.
- Dean of Academics for a federally recognized graduate school of strategic studies.
Faculty and staff of over 140 personnel and an annual budget of $20 million
dollars.
- Served as Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council
Staff with supervisory responsibility for coordination of U.S. conventional arms control
policy towards Europe. Responsible specifically for arms control efforts as part of
overall US/NATO policy during the Kosovo crisis.
Personnel and Resource Management
- Proven record in developing staff, motivating and leading people to attain goals.
More than twenty years experience in both labor intensive and highly automated
business offices.
- Selected and appointed key personnel to manage organizations varying in size from
one hundred to six hundred.
- Developed and managed a multi-million dollar annual budget.
- Aggressively sought and recruited additional resources annually of over $750,000
through efficiency awards and proper forecasting of requirements.
- Managed an installation including housing for over one hundred families, work areas,
elementary school, library, etc. This encompassed a civilian workforce, facility
maintenance, and planning for future construction.
- Recruited the first female professor and tenured the first minority professor at the U.S.
Army War College.
- Selected as a member of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army for blue ribbon panel on leader
development.
Communication Skills
- Prestigious academic credentials to include a record of scholarly publications in
the United States and abroad.
- Lectured throughout the United States at such institutions as Ohio State University and
Harvard University. Delivered presentations abroad at Oxford University, Kings College
(University of London), the University of Geneva, and in ten other countries.
- Developed and conducted conferences and symposia for both international and
national groups from both the public and private sector.
- Provided analysis and assistance to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Bosnian
Task Force, State Department, and National Security Council on issues relating to arms
control and European security.
- Supervisory responsibility for a leading scholarly journal focusing on international
issues.
Adult Education
- Created programs for faculty development focused on teaching methodologies and
student mentoring.
- Established sound recruiting practices to attract and retain best quality faculty in the
field.
- Directed a Regional Studies Program at the graduate level. Taught comprehensives
course on US strategy in Europe and coordinated six instructors presenting diverse
courses on other aspects of American global strategy.
- Assisted in the process of integrating core and elective programs for a course focused
on senior executive management and strategic planning as a member of the standing
committee on curriculum.
- Implemented progressive teaching methods to include familiarity with computer
assisted education, video teleconferencing, distance education, and simulations.
EXPERIENCE
Current Position Dean of Academics, United States Army
War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Since 1998)
1999 Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council
Staff, White House, Washington, D.C.
1996-1997 Senior Army Fellow, George C. Marshall Center for
European Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany.
1993-1996 Director for European Studies, U.S. Army War
College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1992-1993 Research Associate, International Institute for Strategic Studies,
London, England.
1989-1992 Commander, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery,
(approximately six hundred officers and soldiers), Ansbach, Germany
1988-1989 Staff Officer for Strategic Planning, Office of the
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Pentagon,
Before 1988 US Army Officer/Soldier
ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS/SPECIAL
QUALIFICATIONS
- Member of Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society for distinguished scholars.
- Awarded the General Matthew Ridgway Chair for Exceptional Scholarship, US Army
War College.
- Member International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, United Kingdom
- Received the Robert E. Linhard Award for Outstanding Research from the U.S. Air
Force.
- Tenured professor, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
- Fluent German language speaker.
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